This study quantified the economic impact of the introduction of RiceTec® hybrid rice in the mid-south (Arkansas …

Promotion of hybrid rice has been the central goal of the government's rice production program since 2001. Yet, farmers …

In this paper we demonstrate a method for measuring the eect of spatial interactions on the adoption of hybrid rice …-stage least squares estimation, we have shown that neighbor eects are a signicant determinant of hybrid rice adoption. Further …, using two specications of spatial systems, we show that having a network including nearby hybrid rice adopters is more in …

We examine the use of hybrid rice as a pro-­‐poor technology for subsistence rice farmers in South Asia. Hybrids, for … it advantageous to produce “sticky” hybrid rice instead of generally preferred slender open pollinated varieties, even … and open pollinated rice varieties. We find that relatively rich households are more likely to adopt hybrid rice. However …

The rapid expansion of hybrid rice cultivation in China has contributed significantly to improving food security in the … country since the 1980s. However, few other Asian countries have seen similar expansions in hybrid rice cultivation or the … related to hybrid rice in Asia, with specific emphasis on India and Bangladesh. The paper sets the discussion within a novel …

The rapid expansion of hybrid rice cultivation in China has contributed significantly to improving food security in the … country since the 1980s. However, few other Asian countries have seen similar expansions in hybrid rice cultivation or the … related to hybrid rice in South Asia, with specific emphasis on India and Bangladesh. The paper sets the discussion within a …